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Celje welcome Flora to Stadion Z'dezele for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League first-round qualification tie on Tuesday. The home side have a comfortable lead in the tie, having claimed a 5-0 away victory in the first leg in Estonia last week.
They were three goals up at the break courtesy of goals from Alijosa Matko, Damjan Vuklisevic and Mark Zabukovnik and even had the luxury of missing a 21st-minute penalty through Matko. Rolando Aarons and Tamar Svetlin added second-half goals to put the gloss on the scoreline.
Flora booked their spot at this stage as defending champions of the Estonian Meistriliiga. Celje are here as Slovenian PrvaLiga champions. The winner of this tie will face either Slovan Bratislava or Struga in the second round of the qualifiers.
Celje vs Flora Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Last week's clash was the first meeting between the two sides.
- Six of Flora's last seven qualification games in UEFA club competition have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
- Celje are competing in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers for only the second time in their history.
- Ten of Celje's last 12 games across competitions have produced three goals or more.
- Fourteen of Celje's last 16 competitive games have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Flora's last five games in all competitions have witnessed 20 yellow cards issued.
Celje vs Flora Prediction
Celje are practically through to the next round of the qualifiers, having roundly defeated their hosts in the first leg. The Slovenians will have their eyes set on their next opponents on the continent. This game could also be used to prepare for the start of their title defense against Bravo at this same venue in the Prva Liga this coming weekend.
Flora, for their part, have the unenviable and probably unlikely task of trying to overturn a five-goal deficit. This improbable result would see them become the first side to overturn a five-goal deficit in UEFA history. However, it is more likely that coach Norbert Hurt will have his attention shifted to their possible demotion to the Conference League.
We are tipping the hosts to cruise to another comfortable win and clean sheet.
Prediction: Celje 3-0 Flora
Celje vs Flora Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Celje to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over / Under 2.5 goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Hlaftime/Fulltime result: Celje/Celje
